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1526Hypernymy  

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Blanket term
  • Superordinate
  • Umbrella term

Scope note

  • Hypernymy is the semantic relation between a more general word and a more specific word. Tree is a hyperonym of oak, because the set of trees includes the set of oaks. Hyperonymy is the converse of hyponymy.

Source

  • Crystal 2008
  • Zapata 2008
  • Ξυδόπουλος 2008

Contributor

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

Creator

  • Karasimos Athanasios (AA)

Notation

  • 1526

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